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Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION: TAINTED WITNESS IN TESTIMONIAL NETWORKS

1 ANITA HILL, CLARENCE THOMAS, AND THE SEARCH FOR AN ADEQUATE WITNESS

2 JURISDICTIONS AND TESTIMONIAL NETWORKS: RIGOBERTA MENCHÚ

3 NEOLIBERAL LIFE NARRATIVE: FROM TESTIMONY TO SELF-HELP

4 WITNESS BY PROXY: GIRLS IN HUMANITARIAN STORYTELLING

5 TAINTED WITNESS IN LAW AND LITERATURE: NAFISSATOU DIALLO AND JAMAICA KINCAID

CONCLUSION: TESTIMONIAL PUBLICS—#BLACKLIVESMATTER AND CLAUDIA RANKINE’S CITIZEN

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